Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam and the 2013 jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saul Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 29, 1972 (54)
- Newburgh, New York, USA
- Actor and composer, also writer, director and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Saul Williams' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Ray Joshua in Slam (1998)
- Heroas Satché in Tey (2012)
- Heroas Akilla in Akilla's Escape (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Saul Williams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Saul Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sinners(2025)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Blink Twice(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all filmsBefore the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Neptune Frost(2021)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Amen Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Akilla's Escape(2020)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Dreamstates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
FLA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Tey(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all filmsThese Vagabond Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lackawanna Blues(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
K-PAX(2001)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Downtown 81(2000)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Girlfriends(2000)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsKing of the Korner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Slam(1998)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
One True Thing(1998)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Lesser Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1997 to 2025; peak year 2025.
Film career
Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Saul Williams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Saul Williams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Saul Williams' MovieCove titles; Anisia Uzeyman shares the most, 2.
- Anisia UzeymanShared titles: Neptune Frost (2021), Tey (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Anisia Uzeyman
